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Jiri Pokorny1,2, Khanh Ma2, Salwa Saafi1,2
1Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 12, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 2, 2021
Summary
This study introduces a collaborative system using unmanned surface and aerial vehicles for enhanced maritime communication. The research demonstrates improved capacity and service quality through multi-vehicle integration in offshore environments.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Automation
- Maritime Technology
- Wireless Communications
Background:
- Industrial automation increasingly relies on autonomous systems to boost productivity and safety.
- Current autonomous systems predominantly use single vehicle types, limiting potential in complex scenarios.
- Maritime offshore operations require advanced solutions for monitoring, navigation, and communication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and evaluate a collaborative autonomous system for maritime offshore communication.
- To investigate the integration of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
- To demonstrate the benefits of multi-vehicle collaboration for enhanced communication services.
Main Methods:
- Designed high-speed, directional communication links between a terrestrial control station and unmanned vehicles.
- Deployed a Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) and a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in a collaborative system.
- Evaluated system performance using measurement and simulation results across various communication scenarios.
Main Results:
- The proposed autonomous collaborative system demonstrated high capacity and extended coverage.
- The integration of USVs and UAVs significantly improved the quality of communication services.
- Performance evaluation confirmed the benefits of employing multiple autonomous vehicles in maritime scenarios.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative systems with diverse unmanned vehicles offer superior performance for maritime applications.
- The developed communication system enables emerging use cases like remote monitoring and navigation assistance.
- This research highlights the potential of integrated autonomous systems in advancing offshore operations.
Keywords:
UAVUSVautonomous vehiclescollaborative communication systemdirectional wireless linksmaritime use casesprototype designMore Related Videos
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